On July 3, 2024, during a press conference at Ukrinform, details of the Fishing special operation by the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine were revealed for the first time. This operation was conducted in collaboration with the Freedom of russia Legion and the I Want to Live project.
“In early April this year, information emerged about an incident involving smoke on the Serpukhov small missile ship, which is part of the russian Baltic Fleet stationed at the base in the city of Baltiysk. Now we can say that this was part of the Fishing operation, which has been ongoing since 2023,” Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, stated.
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Since 2023, russian sailor with the call sign Goga secretly joined the Freedom of russia Legion to resist the criminal Putin regime. For a long time, risking his life, this russian, who had served in the navy for 11 years and had access to state secrets of the russian federation, transmitted important data to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
When staying on the ship and continuing to work against the Kremlin became too dangerous, active measures were planned and implemented inside the Serpukhov ship. As a result of the sabotage, the missile ship of the aggressor was significantly damaged from the inside, and its communication and automation systems were completely destroyed.
The Serpukhov ship (Project 21631 Buyan-M) was launched in 2015 and is one of the most modern missile ships in the aggressor’s fleet, capable of using the Kalibr and Oniks missiles. Due to the inflicted damages, this ship requires lengthy and costly repairs.
After the active phase of the Fishing special operation, the sailor was evacuated from russian territory by specialists from the I Want to Live project. He had secret materials with him, including information about the state of the russian military-industrial complex.
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